Range



Nov. 20, 1928.

W. L. GREGG RANGE Filed Dec. 14, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 www ` Wham L Eraqq* Nov. 2o, 192s. 1,692,650

W. L. GREGG RANGE Filed Dec. 14. 1925' 2 sheets-sheet 2 MM/Wf l -Wllllam L Eraqq,

Patented Nov. 20, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM L. GREGG, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONIN, ASSIGNOR 'IO THE FLLER-WARREN COMPANY, OF MILWAUKEE, WSCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF `WS('JOlNTSIN.l

i RANGE.

Application filed December Many households find it desirable to have a kitchen heater in addition to the gas range and heretofore it has been customary either to build the heater into the gas range as an integral part thereof, or build it as an entirely separate device. One objectionable feature of building the heater in the gas range as an integral part thereof is that should the stove be moved to another location, it may be ent-irely too large to fit and thus necessitate the replacement of the entire stove. One objection to the heater as an entirely separate device is that it lacks compactness and requires added floor space and is not as one unit with the gas range.

Having the above objectionable features to kitchen heaters as heretofore constructed in mind, it is an object of this invention to provide an improved heater which is readily applicable to gas ranges to be employed as substantially an integral part thereof and at the same time is capable of being readily detached therefrom.

Another object of this invention resides in the provision of an improved kitchen heater which may be readily applied to gas ranges without necessitating any changes in their construct-ion so that the manufacturing costs are notincreased and a. combination gas range and kitchen heater developed from any standard gas stove.

It is a further object of this invention to provide an improved kitchen heater of the character described having mount-ing means capable of being readily engaged in the stove burner section top frame openings normally provided for receiving the mounting lugs of the conventional end shelf.

It is a still/further object of this invention to provide improved means for incorporating a kitchen heater as a unit of al gas range which in nowise mars the appearance of the stove and which is capable of ready application to a stove either at the factory or to stoves in use.v`

Vith the above and other objects 'in view which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the hereindisclosed invention may be made as comewithin the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, I have i1- 1i, 1925 serial no. v5 34a.

iustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment` of my invention constructed according to t-he best mode I have so fardevised for the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective Vview` of a gas range equipped with my invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentarperspective view of one end portion of a stove illustrating the application thereto of thesupporting means of my improved kitchen heater;

rFigure 3 is a fragmentary, perspective view of an improved kitchen heater embodying my invention, and illustrating the means for supporting the same from the gas range, parts thereof being broken away and in section, and

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken vertically through the adjoining walls of the range and kitchen heater on the plane. of the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring now more particularly to the accom panying drawings, in which like numerals designate like vparts throughout the several views` the numeral 10 designates the main or base frame of a. gas rangejsupported by legs or other means 11. The main frame or base is preferably constructed of angleiron bent to approximately the shape of the stove and having its exterior portions preferably concealed by finishing strips or the like 12.

The stove illustrated in the drawing is di-v vided into an oven compartment O and a burner section B, the structure being of the conventional design, and the burner section having a top frame or plate 13 adapted to receive the customary removable grate 14. The frame 13 has depending 'flanges l5 on its ends in which spaced apertures 16 are provided to receive the attaching lugs, not shown, of an extension or shelf 17 illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 1. The ends of the top frame are identical to permit its use with either' left or right hand stoves and the vertical flanges 15 Vthereo'l' have one or more openings 18 therein to receive means, not shown, for connecting the same with the frame-work of the oven section. f l

In many households it is desirable that a small kitchen heater be used for maintaining a wood or coal fire as an auxiliary to the gas range and heretofore the kitchen heater has been a separate unit or else embodied in the gas range construction as an integral part thereof. The latter construction is objectionable in that the range is of necessity of considerable leuv'th and for that reason is oftentimes incapable of use when it is moved to a new location. In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated an improved ty e of kitchen heater H lwhich is capable of eing readily detachably secured to and supported from the gas range at its burner section end so that it becomes incorporated with the .stove as a part thereof but at the same time is capable of being readily detached in the event a new location will not accommodate its length.

he heater consists of `a'firebon 19 beneath which an ash compartment 20 is positioned .and'hasa-topfplate Qltheinner end of which l curing the endpanel 28 in position. The` shelf 26 is referably of right-angular construction and A as apertures 29 in its vertical portion 4which register `with the apertures V3() in the frame 10 to receiveiattaching bolts 31. Suitable reinforcing ribs 32 extend from the vertical portion of the `shelf to projections orV 4lugs 33 extended beyond its horizontal portion to register with the .lugs 25-and `24 formed on the `heater inner wall.

To installthe improvedheaterythe conventional shelf 17 is detached-from .the-end of the ltop plate or `fratrie 13 and a supporting rail dlsubstituted therefor, having lugs 35 projected therefrom to tit within the openings 16 `anal-provided with upwardly proj eeting knobs 36 on their inner ends to rage between `spaced lugs 37 iformedonthe under side of the top `frame. The supportingrail 34 is adapted to'iit `flush against the adjacent end wall or flange 15 of the to frame and has an upwardly extending ange 38 slightly spaced from thestove t frame to forma channel orreoess 39 in which the depending flange orlrib 22 of the heater top lits to thus hang or suspend the heater therefrom. The supporting rail has lateral extensionsor `projections 40 extended therefrom in which t openings 41 register with openings 42 in the heater top to Y receive fastening bolts While the lugs 35 form ampleprotection against accidental dislodgement of the supporting rail, a bolt 44 may `be passed .throu h an opening 45 vin the supporting rail and t ie opening 41,53 normally provided fin rthe` vertical portions l5 -of the urnersection top frame.

Wheat-he haaterfis suspended from the supporting rail in the manner described, the pro- .and a .burnersectiontop l jections 24 and 25 thereof overlie `the pro'ections 33 of the shelf 26 and a bolt or ot er means 46 is assed through registering apertures 47 Vin tie lug 25 and the central lug 33 to secure the same against accidental dislodgement and the lugs 24: are engaged by leveling screws 4 8 threaded in openings in the end-most lugs 33 to thus insure the proper leveling of the heater.

The front plate 49 ofthe heater preferably extends beyond the Wall 22thereof, as `at50, to rest flush with the vertical portion ,'51 of the burner section, the projection 50 bei `cut away, as at 52, to accommodate the usua stringerpipe 53. Y g

In equipping a stove either at the, time ofits manufacture or after its manufacture with my improved heater, the. shelf 17 isfdispensed with andthe supporting rail34 mounted inits place and the facing `plate for the outer endof the frame 10 is removed and the su. porting shelf 26 substituted therefor. The lieater is `then suspended fromlthe rail34 bv engaging its iange 23 in the channel 39 and the leveling screws 48 are then turned tobear against the lugs 24, the bolts 43 and A16 nbeing inserted merely as an extra precaution, although they are not necessary as the heater is Yfirmly supported from the stove with the outermost surfaces -of the lugs 33 vabutting the wall 22.

What I claimas my invention is 1. In a gas range having a burner section and a top frame `for the section, a supporting rail connectible withthe top frame, a heater removably supported from the supporting rail and having an interlocking connection therewith, and a shelf structure Icarried by the range below the supporting rail and engageable with the heater at its inner lower end portion to, with the supporting rail, give support thereto. f

2. In a range of the character described having a burnersection top frame provided With apertures in its side forthe reception .of the attaching lugs of a removable shelf, a kitchen .heater,lugs engageable inthe o enings of the top frame in place of the s elf lugs to support the heater therefrom, and means `carried by the ranlge cooperatin with said lugs and engageab heater at a lower point-toy assist in supporting the salme.

3. In a gas rangehaving a burner section top frame provided with apertures in'itsend, a supporting member, attaching lugs extending rom the supporting member and engageable in the top frame openings whereby said supporting member-is connected'therewith, a heater, and an interlocking connection vbetween the heater and supporting `memrber whereby the heater is `.supported from the rangev 4. In a gas range han? a main lbase .frame ameprovided fwith apertures in its end, a Supporting member,

e with the kitchen attaching lugs extendings. from the supporting member and engageable in the top frame openings whereby said supporting member is connected therewith, a heater, an interlocking connection between the heater and supporting member whereby the heater is supported from the range, and means carried by the main frame and cooperating with the supporting member to rigidly mount the heater.

5. In a gas ran e having a burner section top frame provifed with apertures in its end, a supporting member having an up- Wardly extended longitudinal rib thereon, attaching lugs extending from the supporting member and engageable in the top frame openings whereby said supporting member is connectible therewith, a heater, and a downwardly extended flange on the inner edge of the heater top portion and adapted to be engaged behind the supporting member flange.

6. In a gas range having' a burner section top frame provided with apertures in its end, a supporting member having an upwardly extended longitudinal rib thereon, attaching lugs extending from the supporting member and engageable in the top frame openings whereby said supporting member is connectible therewith, a heater, a downwardly extended flange on the inner side edge of the heater top portion and adapted to be engaged behind the supporting member flange, and lugs on the supporting member adapted to be secured to the heater.

7 In a gas range having a main base frame and a burner section top frame provided with apertures in its end, a supporting member having an upwardly extended longitudinal rib thereon, attaching lugs extending from the supporting member and engageable in the top frame openings whereby said supporting member is connectible therewith, a heater, a downwardly extended flange on the inner side of the heater top portion and adapted to be engaged behind the supporting member flange, a shelf structure securable to the main base frame, and means carried by the shelf structure and cooperating with the supporting member to mount the heater as an integral part of the range.

8. In a gas range having a main base frame and a burner section top frame provided with apertures in its end, a supportingl member having an upwardly extended-longitudinal rib thereon, attaching lugs extending from the supporting member and engageable in the top frame openings whereby said supporting member is connectible therewith, a heater, a downwardly extended flange on the inner side of the heater top portion and adapted to be engaged behind the supporting member flange, a shelf structure securable to the main base frame, and leveling means carried by the shelf structure and heater to make the heater firm with the range. i

9. In a gas range having a burner section and a top frame for the section provided with spaced apertures in one side for the reception of the attaching lugs of a removable shelf, a supporting rail, lugs carried by the rail and engageable in the frame apertures to readily detachably mount the rail from the top frame, and a heater supported from the supporting rail.

l0. In a gas range having a burner section and a top frame for the section provided with spaced apertures in one side for the reception of the attaching lugs of a removable shelf, a supporting rail, lugs carried by the rail and engageable in the frame aperture to readily detachably mount the rail from the top frame, al heater, and means providing an interlocking connection between the heater and supporting rail whereby the heater is removably supported from the rail.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM L. GREGG. 

